(RTTNews) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned Israel that the Jewish country would face "disastrous repercussions" if it crosses a "red line" on Jerusalem, which Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 war.

"Jerusalem is a red line and any manipulation in this city would have disastrous repercussions on the security and stability of the region and on current efforts that seek to accomplish comprehensive peace," King Abdullah said.

King Abdullah made the remarks during talks with visiting Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero, who is currently in Jordan as a part of his regional tour aimed at advancing the international efforts to restart the stalled Middle East peace process. Zapatero, who is to depart for Lebanon later in the day, already visited the Palestinian territories, Israel and Syria as a part of his 5-nation Middle-East tour.

King Abdullah also urged "the world community, particularly the European Union, to take an effective action against unilateral Israeli measures which seek to change the identity of the Holy City of Jerusalem and the sacred shrines there," a royal court statement said.

King Abdullah also praised EU's commitment to the two-state solution for ending the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adding that Jordan looked forward "to work closely with Spain to achieve this goal when it takes up the EU presidency in January."

Though Israel had captured Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 war, it still has the right to look after all Islamic holy sites in East Jerusalem under a 1994 peace treaty. King Abdullah's remarks on Friday came after some earlier Israeli media reports suggested that some extremist Jewish organizations were trying to persuade the Tel Aviv government to relocate the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock from East Jerusalem to the holy Islamic city of Mecca.

Currently, the international community is making serious efforts to relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process involving the Israelis, Palestinians and the Arabs. The U.S. administration under President Barack Obama has also been trying to persuade Israelis and the Palestinians to make some concessions for reviving the stalled Middle East peace process.

However, the U.S. and its allies presently differ with Israel on the issue of halting all settlement activities in occupied West Bank, a key demand of the Palestinians and the Arab states involved in the peace negotiations. The U.S. administration continues to urge Israel to stop all kinds of settlement building activities in West Bank, as it feels Israel is obliged to do so under the previously accepted 2003 peace plan.

The 2003 peace plan requires Israel to dismantle settlement outposts erected since 2001 and freeze all settlement activity, while Palestinians are required to halt all violence against Israel. The plan, mediated by the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia, is expected to ultimately lead to an independent Palestinian state.

While the United States and its allies have repeatedly called for freezing all settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinians and the Arab states involved in the Middle East peace process have made it a precondition for resumption of the stalled peace talks.

Despite international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thus far refused to halt Jewish settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. Though Netanyahu has agreed to stop the building of new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank, he has refused to halt the "natural growth" of existing ones.